Senate Committee on Insurance
May 2, 2012
9:00 am
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB297
PETERSON
INSURERS
- Sunsets all insurance policy forms every five years. (8/1/12) (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
SB311
ERIC LAFLEUR
INSURANCE CLAIMS
- To provide relative to the payment and adjustment of insurance claims and the good faith duty and claims settlement practices. (8/1/12)
HB24
H.BURNS
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Relative to the payment of group insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and employees of the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB94
CROMER
SUNSET LAW
- Re-creates the Dept. of Insurance
HB150
RITCHIE
INSURANCE/HMO
- Clarifies the minimum capital and surplus requirements for health maintenance organizations
HB154
THIBAUT
INSURANCE/POLICIES
- Provides relative to policy refunds
HB160
RITCHIE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
- Requires certain additional insurers to pay an annual financial regulation fee assessed by the commissioner of insurance (EN -$8,000 SG RV See Note)
HB193
REYNOLDS
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
- Provides relative to compensation of personnel employed by the commissioner of insurance to conduct examinations of insurers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB229
THIBAUT
INSURERS
- Authorizes domestic insurers to invest in certain master limited partnerships
HB308
THIERRY
INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE
- Repeals provisions relative to unfair trade practices involving automobile insurance
HB513
GREENE
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to the Bail Bond Apprentice Program within the Dept. of Insurance
HB564
ROBERT JOHNSON
INSURANCE CLAIMS
- Provides relative to prompt payment of long-term care insurance claims
HB595
CROMER
INSURANCE
- Provides for technical recodification of certain provisions of the La. Insurance Code
HB624
CHANEY
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Requires registration of certain appraisers with the Department of Insurance (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB1191
THIBAUT
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to holding companies
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE